Early Sobriety and Your Health
02/09/23 • 21 min
When I first got sober, I was in terrible shape. I was pale, pudgy, and soft as a marshmallow. I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without panting. I suffered from horrible stomach pains morning, noon, and night. I experienced frequent migraines. I couldn't sleep. My diet consisted mostly of cheeseburgers, ramen noodles, soda, and milkshakes. I was still smoking cigarettes.
The idea of exercising and eating healthy was the farthest thing from my mind when I was drinking. You could just as easily have asked me to saw off my thumb with a butter knife. Exercise at that stage consisted of walking to the liquor store for the third bottle of wine or running up the stairs to my drug dealer's apartment. That was as far as my workout routine ever went.
After a few months of sobriety, I made a conscious decision that I was going to get physically (and mentally) fit!
But how would I begin this miraculous transformation? There was still a lot of damage to repair. I felt like a decrepit, old car that had been sitting in the backyard for decades, abandoned and overrun by rust and decay. Rebuilding and repairing the Jalopy called my body was going to be a daunting task.
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When I first got sober, I was in terrible shape. I was pale, pudgy, and soft as a marshmallow. I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without panting. I suffered from horrible stomach pains morning, noon, and night. I experienced frequent migraines. I couldn't sleep. My diet consisted mostly of cheeseburgers, ramen noodles, soda, and milkshakes. I was still smoking cigarettes.
The idea of exercising and eating healthy was the farthest thing from my mind when I was drinking. You could just as easily have asked me to saw off my thumb with a butter knife. Exercise at that stage consisted of walking to the liquor store for the third bottle of wine or running up the stairs to my drug dealer's apartment. That was as far as my workout routine ever went.
After a few months of sobriety, I made a conscious decision that I was going to get physically (and mentally) fit!
But how would I begin this miraculous transformation? There was still a lot of damage to repair. I felt like a decrepit, old car that had been sitting in the backyard for decades, abandoned and overrun by rust and decay. Rebuilding and repairing the Jalopy called my body was going to be a daunting task.
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Join my Patreon for exclusive content, free books, bonus podcasts, discounts, and other free stuff. Your generous support will help me carry a message of hope to people around the world who are struggling to get sober and stay sober. Bless you.
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www.sobermofos.com
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Early Sobriety Can Be Uncomfortable.
I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that many people upon starting their own sober journey, think this way when they first put down the bottle. It's not uncommon for people who are in the early stages of sobriety to be surprised by the fact that they still feel lousy all the time.
I experienced this phenomenon myself. The early stages of my sobriety were plagued by intense emotional discomfort and spiritual angst. Even though I had stopped drinking I often felt as bad, or worse than I did when I was drinking.
The real problem was not alcohol. Alcohol abuse was nothing more than an external reaction to what I was feeling inside. I was using alcohol to repress a lifetime of fear, anger, and resentment. Not until I was ready and willing to face my internal life would I be truly sober as I now define sobriety.
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How I Stopped Drinking Alcohol. 30 Painful Years.
I abused alcohol for more than over 30 years! This is my story of how I was able to quit drinking alcohol and achieve a healthy, happy life in sobriety.
If you want to quit drinking alcohol or think you might have a drinking problem, listen up! How do I stop drinking? It's a question many people ask. There's no easy way to quit drinking but a life free from alcohol can be achieved by anyone who is willing to try. People who are trying to get sober or want to quit drinking often ask how did you achieve sobriety.
There are different ways to end alcohol dependency and different reasons to stop drinking (and using drugs). I offer my experience with drinking for 30 years and how and why I quit drinking 15 years ago, and how my life has changed in so many amazing ways as a result of achieving sobriety. If you want to quit drinking alcohol or think you might have a drinking problem, watch this video.
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